Do you want a better Japan? Do you wish for expansion and development, away from the Tokugawa Shogunate? Kuroda can lead the country to be the modern imperial power.
Born in 1840, Kuroda Kiyotaka has made the greatest contribution to Meiji Japan in areas of colonization. His efforts to make Japan an imperial power contributed greatly to the dramatic expansion of the Japanese Empire. He also played a key role in transformation of Japan into a modern imperial power with his devotion to remove the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Important Facts
served in numerous positions during the Meiji period
Second Prime Minister of Japan (April 1888 - October 1889)
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1887)
Minister of Communications (1892)
Vice Commissioner for colonization (1870)
Commander in the Boshin War
President of the Privy Council
Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assistant to the Minister of Military Affairs
fought in the ensuing Anglo-Satsuma War in 1863
put down forces loyal to the shogunate during the Boshin War
established the Satsuma - Choshu Alliance
served as envoy to Korea, concluding the Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity
went to US and returned with US advisors for assistance in colonization of northern island of Hokkaido
Citations
"Kuroda Kiyotaka - Japan Portal." Japan Reference (JREF) - Japan Travel, Living & Study Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://www.jref.com/japan/history/biographies/kuroda_kiyotaka.shtml>. "Kiyotaka Kuroda." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 6 May 2012.
Expand and Change;
Let us rise as the Modern Power
Do you want a better Japan? Do you wish for expansion and development, away from the Tokugawa Shogunate? Kuroda can lead the country to be the modern imperial power.
Born in 1840, Kuroda Kiyotaka has made the greatest contribution to Meiji Japan in areas of colonization. His efforts to make Japan an imperial power contributed greatly to the dramatic expansion of the Japanese Empire. He also played a key role in transformation of Japan into a modern imperial power with his devotion to remove the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Important Facts
served in numerous positions during the Meiji period
Second Prime Minister of Japan (April 1888 - October 1889)
Minister of Agriculture and Commerce (1887)
Minister of Communications (1892)
Vice Commissioner for colonization (1870)
Commander in the Boshin War
President of the Privy Council
Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assistant to the Minister of Military Affairs
fought in the ensuing Anglo-Satsuma War in 1863
put down forces loyal to the shogunate during the Boshin War
established the Satsuma - Choshu Alliance
served as envoy to Korea, concluding the Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity
went to US and returned with US advisors for assistance in colonization of northern island of Hokkaido
made Treaty of Kanghwa with Korea
Images
http://www.ndl.go.jp/portrait/e/datas/71.html
http://www.jref.com/japan/history/biographies/kuroda_kiyotaka.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuroda_Kiyotaka
Citations
"Kuroda Kiyotaka - Japan Portal." Japan Reference (JREF) - Japan Travel, Living & Study Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 6 May 2012. <http://www.jref.com/japan/history/biographies/kuroda_kiyotaka.shtml>.
"Kiyotaka Kuroda." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 6 May 2012.